Most Overrated Elk Hunting Gear

[@johnm8891]

Just use a pack? If only the back country was flat with no tall grass.

[@montuckyman4982]

If only you could stand the pack up and rest across the top...

[@TheJohnnyjackflash]

Yep, I got rid of mine a long time ago I just use standard hiking poles that has a clip that snaps together quickly and I have a shooting platform

[@timshapleyadventures]

I use a Harris Bipod on practically every hunt for mule deer and elk. I believe there something like 10”-20”. Work great deployed sitting or prone and shooting in the folded position over rocks or a backpack.

[@varden288]

I agree, unless you’re walking around with a guide who’s carrying those sticks in hand, they aren’t feasible.

[@ImBetterThanYouHoe]

They are tho, they make them now that they basically are a walking stick and can change the height at a pull of a lever

[@Jws1982]

Killed lots of animals off of shooting sticks.

[@firstpersonfowlerwaterfowl3773]

Same, much more versatile than a bipod.

[@ImBetterThanYouHoe]

Plus you can use it as a walking stick

[@troywesterbur706]

I agree. I also only use trekking poles for packing out. It’s hard to shoot when you got shit in your hand and your gun strapped to your pack.

[@MiddleOutdoorsman]

It's amazing what a game changer a 30 dollar piece of plastic clipped into some trekking poles is.

[@ericm425]

Do quick stick adapters actually make for a stable shooting platform?

[@MiddleOutdoorsman]

@@ericm425 Personally, I think so. Others may disagree. I took a cow elk a couple years ago at 460 yards using them. Maybe I just got lucky.

[@ericm425]

@@MiddleOutdoorsman I may have to give it a try

[@Hunter4Life.]

I have the quick stuck adaptor and use it at home all the time and love it. Major issue YOU yourself have to be stable for them to be affective.

[@phild9813]

They are what I use when hunting anywhere away from the truck. Just like anything, it takes some practice to figure them out.

[@WildTines]

I ALMOST bought those fancy telescoping trigger sticks from primos which were about 160$ at the time, for a Nov cow hunt, ended up taking a standing 100 yard broadside shot 😅

[@trevorbirt8631]

The primos trigger stick is both my optics tripod and a shooting platform should I need it. The legs are so little to fuss with it’s actually pretty badass

[@symetryisoverated]

Great commentary. Peace Y'all... Terrebonne Oregon

[@greasemonkey4god]

@cade Cole shots fired!!!! I’ve been carrying the quick stick adapters on my trekking poles.

[@georgemcarthur488]

That's fine advice for open country hunting. But when you're in the brush and timber a shooting stick is going to be your best friend when a tree isn't nearby.

[@leonardogarcia2506]

Not if your shooting sticks also double as your trekking poles! I use my bog pods as a walking stick. Its sturdy enough to hold my weight, as I walk through the shale and scree along the canyon sides.

[@pothoc1]

I'm a woods Hunter not a packing Hunter but my shooting stick is an old tree branch I found when I was a late teen (insert old joke). For me it just was the right height after modifications and I've been using it for years. I also have it as a walking stick

[@nicholasfortier8711]

Wiser Precision Quick-StiX system on Leki poles for me!!! Readily available and super quick with some practice, especially with a front carry rifle. Definitely won't knock a good bipod. Just not ideal when carrying the rifle in the front.

[@chriswood3390]

A $300 hunting knife. Don't need.

[@Bigfootsbigtoe]

A good knife is understandable but it’s like rifles you get what you pay for, they’ll all work though.

[@milstator]

As a youth hunter my dad or I always carried the stick ready to go, being younger while starting to hunt I may have had to shoot over miscellaneous things. I love my shooting sticks, I do see your point though.

[@SilverGrizzly]

I effed up a great opportunity on a Montana general season public land bull 2 miles from the truck at noon because I was dickin around trying to get at my shooting stick.

[@amajorleagueinfidel1]

My Harris bipod never leaves my gun. It is quiet, deploys quickly, and is rock solid.

[@lukebonagurio4503]

I always have a trekking pole in hand basically a shooting stick

[@Cjtarinelli]

I made a sheath for mine and wear it on my belt like a short sword. I can deploy them in about two seconds. They are always readily available.

[@Willantrem]

We've done remote non motorized mountain moose hunts wed either shoot off a tree or if no tree where we where calling cut a alder with a crotch in it . We harvested a 183" bull 57" wide last year in a 59 inch wide one in 2020. Never did break that 60" mile stone . hopefully get another chance before the body's to old

[@derekhaider9283]

Wow, completely disagree. The Hatch bipod is a game changer.

[@CliffGray]

Yeah, I actually use hatch bipod a lot myself. In the full interview I push back on this a little and we specifically talk about bipods that we do and don’t like… heights, etc…

[@ImBetterThanYouHoe]

​@CliffGray a lot of people use the mono pod sticks that change height super fast and easy. Plus you can use it as a walking stick

[@MrWoodsman23]

Use my walking sticks

[@OutsidetheEchochamber]

I’d say camo

[@jefferywilliams7687]

How are you going to shootin tall oak brush or with a youth hunter? I disagree. My granddaughter killed 2 bulls off of them. 12 year old girl shot her first bull at 375 yards and dropped him on the 1st shot. He was a big 6X6 that scored 320. 2nd bull she shot this past fall(2023) when she was 13. Killed a massive 6X8 that scored 374 3/8”. Shot him in under 3 seconds on a stalk. He was 286 yards. I made a different rest for my trigger sticks. I use the to glass off as I walk. I also carry a USMC pack with a Eberlestock Shooting Rust mounted to it. I have been hunting longer than you have been alive.

[@caloneal9884]

A wanta be guide that's in a hurry.

[@spenbour16]

Ive been laying jn the dirt for all of my kills

[@deerloversheridan3038]

I totally disagree I think they're the most underrated piece of gear